Toilet



M. M. ROSENFE LD TOILET Filed Sept. 8, 1961 Feb. 26, 1963 3,078,470TOILET Morton l Rosenfeld, Mount Vernon, NY. (271 Madison Ave., NewYork, NX.) Filed Sept. S, 1961, Ser. No. 136,920 2 Claims. (Cl. 4-134)This invention relates to a toilet. More particularly, this inventionrelates to a toilet adapted to be utilized in bombshelters or the likewherein persons may be conned for periods of thirty days or more.

The toilet of the present invention includes a flat planar base made ofwood or the like and supported on legs from a floor or other supportingsurface. The base is provided with a hole extending therethrough in 4acentral portion thereof. A bag made from an impervious plastic materialis removably disposed within the hole with the edge portion adjacent theopen end of lthe bag being removably clamped to the base. The plasticbags are intended to be disposable. Accordingly, the plastic bags mayaccommodate solid and liquid excretions and have its open end sealed bymeans of a string, a piece of tape, or the like.

It is an lobject of the present invention to provide a novel toilet.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a toiletadapted to be utilized with disposable, expendable, impervious plasticbags.

Other -objects will apear hereinafter.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention there is shown in thedrawings a form which is presently preferred; it being understood,however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangementsand instrumentalities shown.

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view taken along lines 2-2 in FIGURE 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein like numerals indicate likeelements, there is shown in FIGURE 1 a perspective view .of the toiletdesignated generally as 10.

The toilet comprises ya at planar base 12 made from a material capableof supporting the weight of a normal person. As illustrated, the base 12is made from Wood. In actual use, the base 12 will be made from plywoodhaving a thickness of approximately five-eighths of an inch. The base 12is supported at its corners by legs 14, 16, 13 and 20. The legs 14-20have a length sufficient to support the base 12 from the floor or asimilar supporting surface by a distance of approximately eighteeninches.

As shown more clearly in FIGURE 2, the base 12 is provided with a hole22 extending therethrough. An open end impervious plastic bag extendsthrough the hole 22. The bag 24 is preferably made from a translucent oropaque exible plastic material such as polyethylene, polypropylene,Mylar, etc. Mylar is a trademark for a highly durable transparent Waterrepellent lm of polyethylene terephthalate resin. The bag 24 will bemade from such -a plastic material with a thickness which enables thesame to be readily flexible and permit the open end of the bag to beselectively tied in a knot. The open end of the bag 24 is preferablyflared so that it may overlie the adjacent upper surface of the base 12around the hole 22.

An annular groove 26 is disposed on the upper surface of the base 12surrounding the hole 22. The open end of the bag 24 is manipulated so asto extend across the upper surface of the base 12 to a point beyond theperiphery of the groove 26. A metal ring 28 which is V-shaped incross-section clamps the bag 24 in the groove 26 radially inwardly fromthe free edge 30 of the bag 3,078,470` Patented Feb. 26, 1953 24. Theupper surface of the base 12 is provided with oppositely disposed lingerslots 32 and 34. The slots 32 and 34 facilitate the removal of the ring28 when desired. To facilitate handling and ease of use, the ring 28 maybe split in half as shown.

The toilet 10 is utilized as follows:

The toilet 10 may be supported on a floor or the like in a room such asa bombshelter. When it is necessary to use the toilet 10, the ring 2S isremoved by inserting ones fingers in the slots 32 and 34 and exerting anupward pressure. Thereafter, a bag 24 is inserted through the hole 22.The open end of the bag 24 is flared out and disposed over the uppersurface of the base 12 so that the free edge 30 is radially outwardly ofthe slot 26. Thereafter, the ring 2S is positioned `as shown in FIGURE2.

The toilet 10 is now in condition for use. After a person has made useof the toilet 10, the ring 28 is removed as set forth above. Care mustbe exercised so as to maintain a grip on the portion of the bag 24adjacent the free edge thereof. Thereafter, the open end of the bag 24is tied in a knot. Alternatively, a portion of the bag 24 adjacent itsopen end may be tied by using string, tape, etc. Thereafter, the sealedbag 24 may be deposited in a storage area, thrown out of the `door ofthe bombshelter, etc.

The waterproof nature of the bag 24 enables the same to accommodateliquid excretion. By sealing the open end of the bag 24, the necessarysanitary precautions are met. Thus, the sealed bags will not attractinsects and the odor therefrom will not be offensive.

It will be appreciated that other means such as clipping i or graspingdevices may be used in place of ring 28 to removably secure the freeedge 30 in place. A removable imperforate flat plate or board 38 ispreferably provided to cover the hole 22 and the base 12 so that thedevice 10 may be utilized as a ltable or desk when not in use. One endof said plate or board 38 may be pivotably secured to the base 12 alonga side edge.

Thus, it will be seen that I have provided a novel, simple, inexpensivetoilet which may be utilized in a variety of places such asbombshelters, camps, boats, etc. The toilet 10 is portable andlightweight. Accordingly, the sam-e may be readily moved as desired.

The present invention m-ay be embodied in other spe cie forms withoutdeparting from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and,accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims, ratherthan to the foregoing specification as indicating the scope of theinvention.

I claim:

1. A toilet comprising a base mounted on supporting means, a holeextending through said base, a disposable bag impervious to solid andliquid excrement extending through said hole, said bag having an openend overlying a top surface of said base adjacent said hole, meansselec-tively and releasably securing said open end of said bag to saidtop surface of said base, said means including an annular groove in saidtop surface of said base surrounding said hole, a removable ring forclamping said open end of said bag in said groove, finger slots in saidtop surface of said base, sai-d finger slots extending from said groovein opposite directions.

2. A toilet in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means includes adiscontinuous ring.

References Cited in the iile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS657,103 Hackenberg Sept. 4, 1900 1,269,901 Burke June 18, 1918 2,073,390Giblette Mar. 9, 1937 2,776,438 Zeraffa Jan. 8, 1957 2,893,017 Beck July7, 1959

1. A TOILET COMPRISING A BASE MOUNTED ON SUPPORTING MEANS, A HOLEEXTENDING THROUGH SAID BASE, A DISPOSABLE BAG IMPERVIOUS TO SOLID ANDLIQUID EXCREMENT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID HOLE, SAID BAG HAVING AN OPENEND OVERLYING A TOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE ADJACENT SAID HOLE, MEANSSELECTIVELY AND RELEASABLY SECURING SAID OPEN END OF SAID BAG TO SAIDTOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE, SAID MEANS INCLUDING AN ANNULAR GROOVE IN SAIDTOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE SURROUNDING SAID HOLE, A REMOVABLE RING FORCLAMPING SAID OPEN END OF SAID BAG IN SAID GROOVE, FINGER SLOTS IN SAIDTOP SURFACE OF SAID BASE, SAID FINGER SLOTS EXTENDING FROM SAID GROOVEIN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.